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when the state, what is at stake in which unions the state recognizes? it's really the question of what unions, what family units, are, worthy of honor and recognition, by the political community as a whole. there's a competition over honor in a way and recognition. which bears out aristotle's point, that justice requires figuring out the purpose or and or essential nature of the practice and closely connected to that enterprise, is asking ourselves the question and arguing about the question what virtues, what excellences, what social practices are worthy of honor and recognition by the community? so, whether we're talking about flutes, or golf carts, or marriage, there is a certain applauseability in an idea of idea of justice on the face of it seems pretty strange and remote from temporary concerns. aristotle's idea to argue about justice is to argue about the purpose of social institutions and to argue about what virtues are worthy of honor and recognition. what is the point, stepping back now, even from aristotle, what's the point of trying to conne
when the state, what is at stake in which unions the state recognizes? it's really the question of what unions, what family units, are, worthy of honor and recognition, by the political community as a whole. there's a competition over honor in a way and recognition. which bears out aristotle's point, that justice requires figuring out the purpose or and or essential nature of the practice and closely connected to that enterprise, is asking ourselves the question and arguing about the question...
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the relations of the united states. already results suggested there was a tectonic shift in russian in terms of the arab world view of the united states of barack obama. obama's initiative to close guantanamo and drawdown the presence in iraq resulted in a surge of the approval rating across the arab world. in such different come these countries as syria qatar and egypt where approval ratings had fell in single digits public opinion polls showed a marked increase in approval of that 15% and syria, 22% qatar, a 25% egypt. these are not a huge approval ratings but when you deal in double digits that response is a positive trend. the most dramatic of approval came in north africa in about syria and to be sure when they were up by 22% eight zogby poll found more support for the administration and saudi arabia, united arab emirates more than 50 percent of respondents claimed to have a more positive view of the usa since the election of barack obama between the gallup poll and the sabia but obama's still clearly faces a real
the relations of the united states. already results suggested there was a tectonic shift in russian in terms of the arab world view of the united states of barack obama. obama's initiative to close guantanamo and drawdown the presence in iraq resulted in a surge of the approval rating across the arab world. in such different come these countries as syria qatar and egypt where approval ratings had fell in single digits public opinion polls showed a marked increase in approval of that 15% and...
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japan and the united states don't want that story line. they push back a lot on that. they are a little bit skidish about that storyline. that's not one that they want to see out there. chris: that's funny. they wanted to be the country that's part or the world again. >> right? >> absolutely. and there is a difference between the obama policy and the bush policy. they don't want to lose that america should lead the world. we set the agenda. if obama loses that and we saw it late last year when he accepted the noble prize, that fed into the storyline that he doesn't necessarily believe in american exceptionalism. it's more that i want to be president of the world. it's a very effective one. and i don't think -- i think that's a constant in american politic, people want the president to believe in america exceptionalism. chris: what do you think that this president is tilting to the world? >> i'm always amazed by people's warmth towards me. at the the same time having a president who grew up in indonesia. this was always going to be a problem for barack obama. and people
japan and the united states don't want that story line. they push back a lot on that. they are a little bit skidish about that storyline. that's not one that they want to see out there. chris: that's funny. they wanted to be the country that's part or the world again. >> right? >> absolutely. and there is a difference between the obama policy and the bush policy. they don't want to lose that america should lead the world. we set the agenda. if obama loses that and we saw it late...
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when lincoln was a young man the president of the united states was john quincy adams. when john quincy adams was a boy in massachusetts he heard the gunfire at the battle of bunker hill. perhaps one of the greatest figures of that battle, another great and forgotten figure of the american founding is a man named joseph warren. in the context of the american founding you might recall the suffolk resolve. he is also the man who sent a horseman named paul revere on a very famous ride. he was very dedicated to the revolutionary cause. and when the british had been chased from concord back to boston, and the americans took position on bunker hill, a very weak position, though he was a leader in the colonial movement and had been appointed a general, adjunct general he went instead volunteered to fight defending that position. the british, of course, where wanting to have nothing with these rabble who thought they could fight off the greatest military power in the world. so attacked head-on through frontal assaults. the first time they did so they failed. you might remember
when lincoln was a young man the president of the united states was john quincy adams. when john quincy adams was a boy in massachusetts he heard the gunfire at the battle of bunker hill. perhaps one of the greatest figures of that battle, another great and forgotten figure of the american founding is a man named joseph warren. in the context of the american founding you might recall the suffolk resolve. he is also the man who sent a horseman named paul revere on a very famous ride. he was very...
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obama is a victory equals oppose racial united states. so there is one aspect of obama's victory that encourages a kind of pathology and met making the united states is completely turned a corner and if you don't make it in this country it's really based on your individual behavior and not any kind of racial institutional racism or any kind of racial discrimination or barriers. the positives to the victory are the way in which obama as president delivers a different image of blackness not only to the rest of the country and globally but also to blacks themselves especially young black people. i think one of the best things about obama being president, and we go back to the homily that you started with with so barack obama could fly, he could windsor your kids could fly is the residence this is we do have an african-american children and children of color but white children, too is right now we can't calculate. we are going to have to see so that's going to be very important. you hope that residence is connected also with public policy bec
obama is a victory equals oppose racial united states. so there is one aspect of obama's victory that encourages a kind of pathology and met making the united states is completely turned a corner and if you don't make it in this country it's really based on your individual behavior and not any kind of racial institutional racism or any kind of racial discrimination or barriers. the positives to the victory are the way in which obama as president delivers a different image of blackness not only...
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a fellow at the center of education reform talks about the state of education in the united states. "washington journal" live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> fox news contributor is our guest this weekend. she is the columnist and author of four books. she will take your calls coming in mills, and tweets. >> there is less than a month left to enter c-span's 2010 student cam contest. the top prize is $5,000. created five minutes to eight minutes of video on one of our country's greatest strength or a challenge the country is facing. it must incorporate c-span programming. enter before midnight january 28. do not wait another minute. go to studentcam.org. >> in this segment, a political cartoonist talks about andros some of the most talked about political figures in the world -- talks about and draws some of the most talked about political figures in the world. >> please welcome cal calaher. [applause] >> this has been so much fun. i am really said to be here with you guys today. i want to talk to you about something that i find extraordinarily decelerating. that is f
a fellow at the center of education reform talks about the state of education in the united states. "washington journal" live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> fox news contributor is our guest this weekend. she is the columnist and author of four books. she will take your calls coming in mills, and tweets. >> there is less than a month left to enter c-span's 2010 student cam contest. the top prize is $5,000. created five minutes to eight minutes of video on...
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he fled the united states and is now under house arrest. his victim was on the show in 2003 and here is what she had to say about polanski and his possible jail time. would you have been upset at the plea bargain to time serve? >> we were -- everybody was comfortable. >> larry: your father. >> i never asked him to be put in jail. >> larry: your father -- >> i don't know about that. >> larry: you don't think he deserved more time in jail. >> no, and the publicity was so traumatic and horrible. his punishment was secondary to getting to whole thing to stop. >> larry: ores will join us later. we begin with the attorney for polanski's rape victim. they want the case dismissed. what happened in court today? >> what happened today was that polanski asked that the court of appeal jug sess in the december decision that he be sentenced and that will allow a hearing on the allegations pretty well established by the documentary, that there was judicious and prosecutal pro piety. >> larry: they want to sentence him when he is not there. >> to sen tis h
he fled the united states and is now under house arrest. his victim was on the show in 2003 and here is what she had to say about polanski and his possible jail time. would you have been upset at the plea bargain to time serve? >> we were -- everybody was comfortable. >> larry: your father. >> i never asked him to be put in jail. >> larry: your father -- >> i don't know about that. >> larry: you don't think he deserved more time in jail. >> no, and the...
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>> cnn now projects, larry, that scott brown will become the next united states senator in the state of massachusetts did efeag martha coakley. 53% for scott brown, 46% for martha coakley. he has maintained a 100,000-vote advantage. we're also told by our chief national correspondent john king that martha coakley has already telephoned scott brown to concede his knowledge he has now won this race. so there will be a republican filling the seat of the late ted kennedy in the state of massachusetts. larry, this is big news because at stake right now, health care reform and a lot of other stuff. the democrats will no longer have the 60-seat supermajority that can beat a filibuster if they want a filibuster, so this is very significant for the democrats and republicans on so many issues. >> larry: john king is at brown headquarters. the last republican was senator ed brook, the black liberal republican, was tit not, in '78? '68, maybe. >> you're exactly right, larry, ed brook filled two terms. he left the united states senate in 1979, and since then massachusetts has not sent a republica
>> cnn now projects, larry, that scott brown will become the next united states senator in the state of massachusetts did efeag martha coakley. 53% for scott brown, 46% for martha coakley. he has maintained a 100,000-vote advantage. we're also told by our chief national correspondent john king that martha coakley has already telephoned scott brown to concede his knowledge he has now won this race. so there will be a republican filling the seat of the late ted kennedy in the state of...
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[laughter] the parts are flourishing in the united states. nationwide london has peerless orchestras but here in the united states in the small cities during the economic downturn they have been in trouble and have had to cut back and suffering but the truth is these are institutions that by and large are supported by corporate largess. the whole idea of creating wealth if you like the good things paintings and sculptures nine of this can exist unless wealth is created and accumulated and then used wisely by people who want to support a big government idea. it usually tends to be one of the things of the peculiar national endowment for the arts was created by president johnson. if you look at the record of great artistic achievement since 1967 it is very, very few of those achievements i greatly appreciate people coming out today i will be glad to speak to you or sign copies of this booker answer any questions you may have. thank you for being part of this audience and part of this location and support for heritage foundation. [applause] >> i
[laughter] the parts are flourishing in the united states. nationwide london has peerless orchestras but here in the united states in the small cities during the economic downturn they have been in trouble and have had to cut back and suffering but the truth is these are institutions that by and large are supported by corporate largess. the whole idea of creating wealth if you like the good things paintings and sculptures nine of this can exist unless wealth is created and accumulated and then...
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another area where the united states did pretty well. gender discrimination abounds but whether it is the gender pay gap that starts incidentally right after college and increases over the course of a lifetime, whether it's discrimination against older women in the workforce, or whether it's the fact that 2005, the bureau of labor statistics stop collecting data on women workers. making it almost impossible for journalists, research, a sociologist to track trends in women's employment. what are their needs, what are the wages? we simply, simply don't know. at present, let's look for a moment at world of academia. considered a good area for women. women make up 50 percent of instructors and assistant professors, but only 27 percent of tenured faculty in for your college is. when the american association of university women try to investigate this, they came up with very, very interesting information in a report that they have published called tenure denied, they found that one of the most recent additions to why women are denied tenure is
another area where the united states did pretty well. gender discrimination abounds but whether it is the gender pay gap that starts incidentally right after college and increases over the course of a lifetime, whether it's discrimination against older women in the workforce, or whether it's the fact that 2005, the bureau of labor statistics stop collecting data on women workers. making it almost impossible for journalists, research, a sociologist to track trends in women's employment. what are...
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a obama's victory equals a post-racially united states. there is one aspect of obama's victory that encourages a kind of become a kind of mythology, a myth making that the united states has completely turned the corner and that if you don't make it in this country it is really based on your sole individual behavior and not any kind of racial institutional racism or a kind of racial discrimination are barriers. the positive to the victory are the way in which obama as president really delivers a different image of blackness, not only to the rest of the country and globally, but also to blacks themselves, especially young people. one of the best things about obama being president, and we will go back to that homily that he started with, barack can fly. barack can win, so your kids can fly. the resonance that this has on african-american children and children's of color, white children, too, is going now we can't tell. we are going to have to see. you hope that resonance is connected also. one of the interesting measures of a pose to post oba
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so people entering an airplane in a foreign country bound for the united states or in the united states bound for anywhere are going to have to rely on the measures in place for screening and control of safety of the passengers. >> we know that in the christmas day bombing case, the suspect's father had actually warned authorities that the u.s. embassy in yemen that his son may have been radicalized and may be up to no good. i guess in the transferring of that information to the folks in washington, d.c. and the intelligence there, his name was actually misspelled. so how does this happen? >> well, that's a very common problem, particularly with arabic names that the alphabet don't match up identifically to translate names into english. and we have had cases where four or five members of the same family with the last name mohammad have it spelled a different way when it was translated into english. and the computers, you know marks not be ab, may not be able to pick up that. that's a critical problem. that's why the idea that we can ever completely rely on intelligence is not going to h
so people entering an airplane in a foreign country bound for the united states or in the united states bound for anywhere are going to have to rely on the measures in place for screening and control of safety of the passengers. >> we know that in the christmas day bombing case, the suspect's father had actually warned authorities that the u.s. embassy in yemen that his son may have been radicalized and may be up to no good. i guess in the transferring of that information to the folks in...
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it somehow is being dumped on him to be this world referee for all things racial in the united states. these issues are so complicated, soledad. >> there is value in these moments as unpleasant as they may be? >> yes, there is. >> let me ask james carville as our token white man on the panel tonight. when these conversations are started, i mean, how do people -- do white people say that's a very attractive black woman who was speaking a moment ago in her authentic negro voice? are these conversations not interesting at all? >> you know, just an excellent point is, you know, black people are different and white people are different. some white people react one way, and other white people react another way. i think president clinton started to try a dialogue on race, if we're going to have one we can't sit and filibuster inaccurate comparisons. michael steele either is being din engeneral -- disingeneral with us or the other possibility is he's a fool. there's not a -- that's a real possibility. i mean, considering everything he said, that's possible. but i did believe -- >> what would
it somehow is being dumped on him to be this world referee for all things racial in the united states. these issues are so complicated, soledad. >> there is value in these moments as unpleasant as they may be? >> yes, there is. >> let me ask james carville as our token white man on the panel tonight. when these conversations are started, i mean, how do people -- do white people say that's a very attractive black woman who was speaking a moment ago in her authentic negro voice?...
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a commercial treaty between rule of law states such as the united states and canada, where the various agreements underline the european union, they had near the power of domestic law as does a common defense pact, such as that which told nato to get there. but universal treaties, necessarily including allstate's, democratic and tyrannical, compliant and congenitally noncompliant, such agreements will not be adhered to by rogue states " cheap as suits their purposes, rearing -- rendering the treaty not only useless but worse than useless. for example, alleged violations of the non-proliferation treaties are referred to the iaea, a procedure that invariably leads to complacency to say nothing of endless delay, because it gives the illusion of enforcement. these kinds of agreements are almost never enforced. indeed, but one act of enforcement in recent times, the removal of the rogue regime of saddam hussein after a decade of serial violations of security council resolutions demanding disarmament, has been so widely and universally denounced the around the world that obama has spent much
a commercial treaty between rule of law states such as the united states and canada, where the various agreements underline the european union, they had near the power of domestic law as does a common defense pact, such as that which told nato to get there. but universal treaties, necessarily including allstate's, democratic and tyrannical, compliant and congenitally noncompliant, such agreements will not be adhered to by rogue states " cheap as suits their purposes, rearing -- rendering...
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can-do xu is here in the united states with their project and it was such an honor for me to be a part of the media summit 2009 reds this year's theme was women in the media. and to turn this award every back to the united states or i can share with all of you and my family and friends presto i absolutely believe my presentation in this book was reviewed very heavily and then honoring me to be a part of this work. i think you again and i thank you for being here. [applause] >> hello peggy and barbara. we have email veitch other. on numerous occasions is so thrilled to have you hear in washington d.c. programme third-generation washingtonian and a mother of a beautiful four year-old daughter and i refuse to have hurt anywhere anywhere other than washington d.c. but i wanted her here. we could have went to virginia but i'm glad you are here in this magnificent city at this time. the way i was elected thomas amaya poem was standing your truth. it was a fluke the friend sent me the e-mail and eroded in 10 minutes and sent it off. its was the divine and greater powers that took over when i
can-do xu is here in the united states with their project and it was such an honor for me to be a part of the media summit 2009 reds this year's theme was women in the media. and to turn this award every back to the united states or i can share with all of you and my family and friends presto i absolutely believe my presentation in this book was reviewed very heavily and then honoring me to be a part of this work. i think you again and i thank you for being here. [applause] >> hello peggy...
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states because the united states is so important to our economic interest. they are our best ally and closest neighbor. they are our best friend and we should not forget that. we have established a good relationship. we have worked well at some of these international meetings. we have been looking to align on security issues and a think we're making progress on some difficult issues. i do not envy president obama. his challengers are much greater than mine, not just the fact that the united states has much more global responsibilities, but the problems in the inner states with the economy, health care, there's so much deeper. i do not envy his position. we're there and to try and be helpful while protecting our own interests. >> you're just recently in china. i would like to get your reaction of the premier in china, who seemed to be giving you a dressing down. they are powerful players in the world. >> i have met president hu many times before. i have had a chance to have bilateral meetings at a number of these international summits. what strikes me most ab
states because the united states is so important to our economic interest. they are our best ally and closest neighbor. they are our best friend and we should not forget that. we have established a good relationship. we have worked well at some of these international meetings. we have been looking to align on security issues and a think we're making progress on some difficult issues. i do not envy president obama. his challengers are much greater than mine, not just the fact that the united...
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. >> we are five days away from fundamentally transforming the united states of america. >> the problem with the constitution -- right? yeah. didn't go for the redistribution of wealth. crazy constitution without that! >> one of the i think the tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement because so court-focussed, i think that there was a tendency to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalitions of power through which you bring about redistributed change. >> glenn: you at seiu, your agendas, might -- yeah, i love that. >> your agenda has been my agenda in the united states senate. before debating healthcare. i talked to andy stern in seiu members. >> glenn: i feel like in the last year i spent my whole life representing your agenda, america's agenda. can you believe it's been a year? >>> up next, want to play a game? still ahead, the most talked about moments ever on the show. can you guess which one that was? when glenn beck's new year's countdown returns. ♪ ♪ >>
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he told me to make sure that you tell everybody you have been more diverse in the united states senate than anyone else put together. that is where we are and i will move forward and get health care done the next couple of weeks. >> you apologized to president barack obama and black leaders. what about of butter is? do you think you owe them an apology? -- what about the voters? >> i talked to the national leaders in the last few days. the african american leaders in nevada, i told them just to call me. the present majority leader of the senate in nevada is one of my proteges. i am very proud of him. i am not going to dwell on this anymore. it is in the book. thank you all very much. >> did you know that the number one free application for your iphone is cspan radio? you can get quick and easy access to three streaming audio programs. there's also a tablet links to all of our podcast, including q&a and afterwards. it is free and available from the at store. -- the app store. >> "washington journal" next. we will take your calls. later in the morning, senate republican leader mitch mcco
he told me to make sure that you tell everybody you have been more diverse in the united states senate than anyone else put together. that is where we are and i will move forward and get health care done the next couple of weeks. >> you apologized to president barack obama and black leaders. what about of butter is? do you think you owe them an apology? -- what about the voters? >> i talked to the national leaders in the last few days. the african american leaders in nevada, i told...
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i think that the right women can be president of the united states. condoleezza rise i wouldn't vote for because of her involvement in that bush administration. and hillary clinton on that vote for the war, i don't know why she did it. but how much time does the president have? is the president really in charge or just a figurehead? because while in this new administration, i hear the same writers and words that wrote for the past administration. it doesn't sound too much different. host: ben, thanks for the call. other headlines, the sunday post, the change in republicans winning and the change, of a surprise announcement. we have derrick calling in. caller: yes in regards to sarah palin, should she declare her candidacy as a republican, i would vote for her, i can't picture a better candidate for the republican party. host: we have had the lines of the chevy vote for the g.m., we have ken joining from michigan, good morning. good morning ken, you are on the air. caller: i am on the air? host: yes, from michigan on the republican line, good morning.
i think that the right women can be president of the united states. condoleezza rise i wouldn't vote for because of her involvement in that bush administration. and hillary clinton on that vote for the war, i don't know why she did it. but how much time does the president have? is the president really in charge or just a figurehead? because while in this new administration, i hear the same writers and words that wrote for the past administration. it doesn't sound too much different. host: ben,...
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the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. [ applause ] >> bret: on january 20, 2009, barack obama became the 44th president of the united states. the first of african-american heritage. and it was a busy year for the president. he reached out to the world's muslims in a speech in cairo on june 4. on august 6, president obama's pick for supreme court justice sonia sotomayor became the third female and the first hispanic to sit on the u.s. supreme court. on october, 14 president's approval rate fell below 50%. we have a.b. stodder, and charles cradock. it was quite a year for the president. charles? >> it began with this wonderful festival of inauguration day. where i think the pride people held across the country was near universal. electing the first african-american was a transcendcation of the experience. it wasn't until a month later to joint session of congress that obama revealed how much of a leftist he is. remember in the transition, his appointments were rather cen
the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. [ applause ] >> bret: on january 20, 2009, barack obama became the 44th president of the united states. the first of african-american heritage. and it was a busy year for the president. he reached out to the world's muslims in a speech in cairo on june 4. on august 6, president obama's pick for supreme court justice sonia sotomayor became the third female and...
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. >> will rush to help the united states after it falls apart? -- will russia helped the united states after it falls apart? >> this will also affect us. the united states is the greatest power. we have relationships. partners. the world economy is connected with invisible threads to the economy of the united states. to which someone certain problems -- to wish someone certain problems, it would be better to be in a favorable world than a world of catastrophes. from the bottom of my heart, i congratulate you on your 55th birthday and wish you success. [applause] all the people in the studio support me in my congratulations. i worked at a factory and there are just wishes. i will leave them outside the program. one more question connected with the invalids who lost their functions. i have spoken about this. i will not repeat this bridge -- i will not repeat this. no one has the right to send in the lives -- invalids to be reassessed. why aren't all labor body people working? i agree with that. tthe gap between the large incomes and the minimal inc
. >> will rush to help the united states after it falls apart? -- will russia helped the united states after it falls apart? >> this will also affect us. the united states is the greatest power. we have relationships. partners. the world economy is connected with invisible threads to the economy of the united states. to which someone certain problems -- to wish someone certain problems, it would be better to be in a favorable world than a world of catastrophes. from the bottom of my...
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that, in fact, when they were writing their health care bill behind closed doors in the united states senate and then the house of representatives, they were cutting deals with big labor and with members of the senate. people just were offended by that, and it gave state senator brown, now senator brown, awn opportunity to kind of dig into that hole a little more and say to the people, this is not the kind of change that you voted for, and look, barack obama and the dpems have become the corrupt majority and we need to change that. very ma very smart. >> larry: we'll be back with more after this. what's going on? we ordered a gift online and we really need to do something with it... i'm just not sure what... what is it? oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus i can pick it up for free. perfect because we have to get that outta this house. c'mon, it's not that... gahh, oh yeah that's gotta go... priority mail flat rate shipping starts at $4.9
that, in fact, when they were writing their health care bill behind closed doors in the united states senate and then the house of representatives, they were cutting deals with big labor and with members of the senate. people just were offended by that, and it gave state senator brown, now senator brown, awn opportunity to kind of dig into that hole a little more and say to the people, this is not the kind of change that you voted for, and look, barack obama and the dpems have become the...
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maybe i can go to the united states to ask for some money. golda had known the united states but she had not been there for several years, and one day in june, it was a freezing day she remembered. she arrived in new york and a summer dress that she had in tel aviv because she could not go back to our apartment in jerusalem because of the arabs cutting the roads. she arrived with a handbag and the customs officer at idyllwild it was called at that time, asked her, but how much money do
maybe i can go to the united states to ask for some money. golda had known the united states but she had not been there for several years, and one day in june, it was a freezing day she remembered. she arrived in new york and a summer dress that she had in tel aviv because she could not go back to our apartment in jerusalem because of the arabs cutting the roads. she arrived with a handbag and the customs officer at idyllwild it was called at that time, asked her, but how much money do
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it = a post racial united states. there is one aspect of the obama victory that incursions -- encourages is a mythology that the united states has turned a corner and if you don't make it is based on your soul individual behavior and not kind of institutional racism where racial discrimination. the positive to the victory is the way in which obama, as president delivers a different image of blackness common not only to the rest of the country and globally but also too blacks themselves, especially young black people. one of the best things about zero pablo been president, going back to the hobble the with so barack could fly common that the residents on african american in children and children of color but white children as well we cannot calculate. we have to see. that will be very, very important. you hope that resonance is connected also with public policy because he has a social logical impact but will it be a public policy impact that we can quantify in 10 or 15 years? one of the interesting measures said they p
it = a post racial united states. there is one aspect of the obama victory that incursions -- encourages is a mythology that the united states has turned a corner and if you don't make it is based on your soul individual behavior and not kind of institutional racism where racial discrimination. the positive to the victory is the way in which obama, as president delivers a different image of blackness common not only to the rest of the country and globally but also too blacks themselves,...
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not just the united states. if monetary policy was the source of housing increase in the united states, it seems reasonable to expect that international perspective that those houses would have rise as well. is that the case? with the respect of the magnitude of house price increases,economists have found that only a small portion of increase in the housing prices in this decade can be contributed to the housing policy. this can be used in models that make no use of economic theory. to demonstrate this finding in a simple way, i will use a statistical model that summarizes the historical interfaces of the housing model. this model is similar to economists that seek to analyze the evolution of data series over time. the model incorporates seven variables including measures of economic growth, inflation, unemployment and house prices and the federal funds rate, and it's estimated using data from 1997-2002. for our purposes the value of such a model can be used to predict the behavior of any areas studies, assuming
not just the united states. if monetary policy was the source of housing increase in the united states, it seems reasonable to expect that international perspective that those houses would have rise as well. is that the case? with the respect of the magnitude of house price increases,economists have found that only a small portion of increase in the housing prices in this decade can be contributed to the housing policy. this can be used in models that make no use of economic theory. to...
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one year from this week, our state will have a new united states senator. in the meantime, we have important work to do. so a few closing thoughts. i believe in bipartisan solutions, but i also believe you can only achieve those results with vibrant, robust, and civil partisan debate. i'm a democrat and very, very proud of my party's contributions to the vitality and strength of america. i would never have had the opportunity to serve in the congress had i not had the support and backing of my political party in connecticut over these years. i appreciate the passionate party activists who have never, ever faltered in their support of my efforts. i want to say thank you to my family for their tolerance of yet another generation of our family in the political arena. i'm especially indebted to jackie for her fierce loyalty, unyielding commitment to fairness and her unlimited capacity of empathy to the needs of others. she has truly been my anchor in these stormy political waters. there's nothing more pathetic in my view who announces they're only leaving publi
one year from this week, our state will have a new united states senator. in the meantime, we have important work to do. so a few closing thoughts. i believe in bipartisan solutions, but i also believe you can only achieve those results with vibrant, robust, and civil partisan debate. i'm a democrat and very, very proud of my party's contributions to the vitality and strength of america. i would never have had the opportunity to serve in the congress had i not had the support and backing of my...
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states to lead to real consumption here in the united states. and again higher tax revenues for the government. i wouldn't be doing my job if i didn't nitpick a little bit. they don't detract over the all study. the term full labor rights is used without really will defining it. i wonder if that isn't a code word for more unionization, which i don't think really this is what about. the great benefit of legalization is that immigrants can enjoy the full labor rights that are available to all american workers right now. it also uses the term flexible legal limits which i think needs to be defined. but none of that should take away from i think the bottom-line headline finding of this study, that is, you have two very different organizations coming to very similar conclusions, and that is enforcement only is a policy that has not only failed but has imposed significant costs on americans as taxpayers and in our economy. if congress and the president want to create better jobs and stimulate the economy, then comprehensive immigration reform, includi
states to lead to real consumption here in the united states. and again higher tax revenues for the government. i wouldn't be doing my job if i didn't nitpick a little bit. they don't detract over the all study. the term full labor rights is used without really will defining it. i wonder if that isn't a code word for more unionization, which i don't think really this is what about. the great benefit of legalization is that immigrants can enjoy the full labor rights that are available to all...
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united states wants to see a return on its money. essentially he pressed the president to take the fight to al qaeda. >> so now? >> he's coming back with that message, only he's underlining it with harsher words and more money that the u.s. is promising. >> he wants to see action? >> he wants the yemeni government to take action against al qaeda. the problem is, by focusing so exclusively on al qaeda, the u.s. almost induces the type of results it's hoping to avoid. >> do we still have mr. hull on the phone? >> i am here. >> last question to mr. hall. do you believe there will be boots on the ground or do you agree with mr. johnson it's probably not the case? will there be boots on the ground? >> i think there are boots on the ground, i hope they are yemeni boots. the u.s. role is providing intelligence, training, equipment. that's our comparative advantage. i would argue we're not just talking about a military response to this problem. we have to broaden our efforts, we have to look at the economic, political and social factors that
united states wants to see a return on its money. essentially he pressed the president to take the fight to al qaeda. >> so now? >> he's coming back with that message, only he's underlining it with harsher words and more money that the u.s. is promising. >> he wants to see action? >> he wants the yemeni government to take action against al qaeda. the problem is, by focusing so exclusively on al qaeda, the u.s. almost induces the type of results it's hoping to avoid....
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this man organized an attack from outside the united states on the united states. it was an attack very much like pearl harbor, and nobody would have ever thought of prosecuting the people who attacked pearl harbor in a civilian court. president lincoln didn't do that, president roosevelt didn't do that, president bush didn't do that. i don't know why president obama wants to do that. >> larry: back in 60 seconds. there's new robitussin® to go. in a neat little single dose spoon. liquid medicine already dissolved ready for your body to take in. new robitussin® to go. pure robitussin® relief... to go. >> larry: back with rudy giuliani. the president is fighting two wars, trying to keep the country safe at home. what kind of message does it send when the former vice president openingly says that he is not seriously fighting the war? do you think it's a good idea what dick cheney did? >> you know, larry, nobody was really concerned about that when everyone criticized president bush day in and day out including democrats calling him all kinds of names when he was tr
this man organized an attack from outside the united states on the united states. it was an attack very much like pearl harbor, and nobody would have ever thought of prosecuting the people who attacked pearl harbor in a civilian court. president lincoln didn't do that, president roosevelt didn't do that, president bush didn't do that. i don't know why president obama wants to do that. >> larry: back in 60 seconds. there's new robitussin® to go. in a neat little single dose spoon. liquid...
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that's correct number of what passed united states senate. the number may go higher, we simply don't know. more on that in the moment. one of my democrat colleagues spoke out in a post bill in the house of representatives, i quoted. during the florida debate. he said the last thing you do in a recession is raise taxes and that's what this bill does. in the midst of the worse recession in 25 years just makes no sense. and yet, it's at the very center of this bill. and millions of americans will actually also lose the health insurance that they currently have. if this bill were to become law. one of the assurances the president has given the american people is if you like the insurance you have you can keep it. well, apparently administration wasn't talking about medicare advantage when they referred that. the bills in the house and senate include massive cuts in the medicare advantage program. and so people that have med can care advantage have vin vative new private insurance available for million office seniors and me digap policy. but also
that's correct number of what passed united states senate. the number may go higher, we simply don't know. more on that in the moment. one of my democrat colleagues spoke out in a post bill in the house of representatives, i quoted. during the florida debate. he said the last thing you do in a recession is raise taxes and that's what this bill does. in the midst of the worse recession in 25 years just makes no sense. and yet, it's at the very center of this bill. and millions of americans will...
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it is not just the president of the united states, but the commander-in-chief and he is the leader of the party that currently holds a very strong majorities in both houses of the federal legislature, many governorships, and many state legislatures. he is the chief messenger on all of those things. it is significant. let's take a look at his approval ratings in the approval ratings of the democratic party on this issue as well. if you look at issues, for policy upside down on iraq, on afghanistan, illegal immigration -- -22%, according to cnn polls. cnn again on unemployment, the federal budget deficit, the war in iraq, taxes, health care policy now. all of these measurements by anyone who counts, he is not doing well on these issues. you are running based on attributes and talking about transformation, talking about hope and change, and you are talking about helping the middle class and having a clear vision for the country, then it is fair game to ask these questions. cnn poll began, between last year in this year, inspires confidence down 12%. strong leader, down 18%. is the person
it is not just the president of the united states, but the commander-in-chief and he is the leader of the party that currently holds a very strong majorities in both houses of the federal legislature, many governorships, and many state legislatures. he is the chief messenger on all of those things. it is significant. let's take a look at his approval ratings in the approval ratings of the democratic party on this issue as well. if you look at issues, for policy upside down on iraq, on...
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it is something i championed in the united states senate. it has real implications for the area you want to get into and that's health care, because if we could get these small you know, devices and they could cure -- cancer and others quickly and without more scarring and the like, it is going to make a big difference. in the short-term, transportation funding will be a big priority for me this year. we have been able to -- to win the issuance of build america bonds so municipalities in the valley and elsewhere have a new option if financing roads and bridges and transportation systems. that will be a shot in the arm for the area because we know you can't have big league economic growth with little league transportation systems. now in terms of the area you would like to see in the health bill, there are -- some additional programs that are going to help us get the folks that we're going to need to carry out this bill. and if you'll lead me -- heave me your e-mail and phone, we'll be glad to work with you specifically, to sort of walk you a
it is something i championed in the united states senate. it has real implications for the area you want to get into and that's health care, because if we could get these small you know, devices and they could cure -- cancer and others quickly and without more scarring and the like, it is going to make a big difference. in the short-term, transportation funding will be a big priority for me this year. we have been able to -- to win the issuance of build america bonds so municipalities in the...
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any fair assessment that i could make which showed that the united states government, the international community, everybody, is really stepping up. we are making a lot of progress. it is a race against time. it is a race against time to establish a means for clearing the roads of the more supplies can get in. everybody is pushing as hard as they can. i think we are making a lot of progress. i want to make sure we move as quickly and effectively as the camp. >> the united states have been giving money and aid to haiti for development for decades. every time, there is a crisis and the money -- you take one step forward and five steps back. what can be different this time to make sure that haitixd can stand on its own 2 feet? you have this fragile political situation with the government'. how can the government stand up and assert authority since the presence as you like to return and help is people bring supplies. this could show a lot of discontent. people are scared. do you think the -- this is the right time for him? >> let us take it one day at a time. our immediate need right now is
any fair assessment that i could make which showed that the united states government, the international community, everybody, is really stepping up. we are making a lot of progress. it is a race against time. it is a race against time to establish a means for clearing the roads of the more supplies can get in. everybody is pushing as hard as they can. i think we are making a lot of progress. i want to make sure we move as quickly and effectively as the camp. >> the united states have been...
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i will reiterate a strong message of support from the united states. we believe bringing unity and stability to yemen is an urgent national security priority of ours and we look forward to working with our international partners and the yemeni leadership. again, to secretary milibrand, thank you for bringing us together. >> thank you very much. >> [inaudible] -- you have received from the counterparts today from those you have had previously? >> i think the most important development is twofold. first they are concrete and specific in the way that they have not been in the past. senator for clinton just referred to that and point plan. second there's a degree of international engagement that hasn't existed notably through the friends of yen in process will bring together 20 countries to engage on a structured and systematic intensive basis with the government of yemen. i suppose there's one other point which is important. this is a genuinely comprehensive approach. i think that if you look through the chairman's statement and certainly having sat throu
i will reiterate a strong message of support from the united states. we believe bringing unity and stability to yemen is an urgent national security priority of ours and we look forward to working with our international partners and the yemeni leadership. again, to secretary milibrand, thank you for bringing us together. >> thank you very much. >> [inaudible] -- you have received from the counterparts today from those you have had previously? >> i think the most important...
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in terms of the united states, the u.s. will be and pour in contributor but it will not be the only one. it is not going to do this alone, it cannot do it alone. it has to be an important effort by the development banks, by the europeans, by the private sector in helping to bring haiti back. it has got to be a coordinated and international effort. host: front page of "the philadelphia inquirer." it said heydey, at a glance spirit -- haiti at a glance. here is a look at the other numbers as well. 1700 u.s. troops on the ground and another 2000 marines are on the way. new york, bill on the independent line. caller: i hope your guest will find a little bit -- spend a little bit of time talking about the bush policy of supporting a coup in haiti in 2004. my thought is that haiti is not the poorest and least developed country in the western hemisphere by accident. in fact, it is by design. the design is american policy there. . . host: going forward, what do you think the u.s. role should be? caller: i do not know. it is a mess.
in terms of the united states, the u.s. will be and pour in contributor but it will not be the only one. it is not going to do this alone, it cannot do it alone. it has to be an important effort by the development banks, by the europeans, by the private sector in helping to bring haiti back. it has got to be a coordinated and international effort. host: front page of "the philadelphia inquirer." it said heydey, at a glance spirit -- haiti at a glance. here is a look at the other...
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this is the the grassroots levels one of the most powerful groups in the united states. it's hard to imagine that they are going to go away. and they do again serve a useful function gnat group market. but i would hope that one the exchanges would be to figure out what exactly agents and brokers are contributing. and then make sure that they are compensated for it. i don't see any need for 10 to 20%. it's like if you could buy through web-based travel platforms and still had to pay a travel agent every time you get -- anyway. you've heard me. we have times for the questions standing at the microphone. first in the back of the room. >> hi, thank you to the panelist and to the commonwealth fund and alliance for putting this together. my question is about the state exchanges and the history. because in terms of going to scale, this health care reform is proposing to put 30 million people into sort of an exchange. that's a large scale in terms of having it happen in day one. wanted to ask you what has been the obstacles for more states taking on running an exchange that woul
this is the the grassroots levels one of the most powerful groups in the united states. it's hard to imagine that they are going to go away. and they do again serve a useful function gnat group market. but i would hope that one the exchanges would be to figure out what exactly agents and brokers are contributing. and then make sure that they are compensated for it. i don't see any need for 10 to 20%. it's like if you could buy through web-based travel platforms and still had to pay a travel...
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state terrorists and those who would act as their proxy's must know that the united states will protect our networks. those who disrupt the free flow of information in our society or any other pose a threat to our economy, our government, and our civil society. countries or individuals that engage in cyber attacks should face the consequences and international condemnation. in an internet -- in an interconnected world, an attack on one nation's networks can be an attack on all. by reinforcing this nest -- this message, we can create norms and encourage respect for the cable network commons. the final freedom, one that was probably inherent in what both president and mrs. roosevelt thought about and wrote about all those years ago, is one that flows from what i've already mentioned, the freedom to connect. the idea that governments should not prevent people from connecting to the internet, to website, or to each other. the freedom to connect is like of -- is like the freedom of assembly, only in cyberspace. it allows individuals to get on line, come together, and hopefully cooperate. onc
state terrorists and those who would act as their proxy's must know that the united states will protect our networks. those who disrupt the free flow of information in our society or any other pose a threat to our economy, our government, and our civil society. countries or individuals that engage in cyber attacks should face the consequences and international condemnation. in an internet -- in an interconnected world, an attack on one nation's networks can be an attack on all. by reinforcing...
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or other agency of united states government. you claim that this is a misunderstanding or a miscommunication. are you willing to forgo any financial gain that may arise through this incident including appearances, books, bees, or television opportunities such as any reality tv shows? >> i am only compelled to respond to questions are on the circumstances. i respectfully decline that answer your question. >> i think that these witnesses have a right to invoke the fifth amendment against self- incrimination when it relates to criminal activity. something that would incriminate them in a criminal proceeding. i also think that they me be offering the fifth amendment question that do not so involved such jeopardy. i ask that we consider what response we should have to these witnesses. thank you mr. chairman. >> thank you very much. i thank the witnesses for their testimony and the members for their questions p. i would remind the witnesses that the member of the committee may have additional questions for you and we will ask you to r
or other agency of united states government. you claim that this is a misunderstanding or a miscommunication. are you willing to forgo any financial gain that may arise through this incident including appearances, books, bees, or television opportunities such as any reality tv shows? >> i am only compelled to respond to questions are on the circumstances. i respectfully decline that answer your question. >> i think that these witnesses have a right to invoke the fifth amendment...
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we're talking about the president of the united states. >> a great secret service story for two or three days. for two weeks it was all about them and -- >> here is another problem. you had the white house coverup. they wouldn't send desiree rogers up to testify. they were say case closed, case closed. the secret service is going to fall on their sword. as always, the coverup kept the story alive. >> you also have our first famous president in obama and we have a fame culture, a celebrity president, a fame culture in washington. these people want to be a part of it. >> a celebrity presence in the sense that he goes on "leno." >> he's a transcendent celebrity figure who is friends with oprah and part of a celebrity society in america. >> he's famous. all presidents are famous. he's really famous. what about richard heene, the balloon boy's father or octomom? >> where are the child abuse charges? this is the one thing i can't figure out, with the octo parents, the balloon boy. >> good morning america and today. >> people are subjecting their kids to this. i wonder where the prosecutions re
we're talking about the president of the united states. >> a great secret service story for two or three days. for two weeks it was all about them and -- >> here is another problem. you had the white house coverup. they wouldn't send desiree rogers up to testify. they were say case closed, case closed. the secret service is going to fall on their sword. as always, the coverup kept the story alive. >> you also have our first famous president in obama and we have a fame culture,...
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, barack obama. -- the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, house of representatives. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. everybody, have a seat. thank you, madam speaker, thank you, outstanding work, to all the leadership, thank you for inviting me here today. thank you. [applause] the house of representatives has been an incredible partners throughout this year, but i hope you don't mind me singling out one of the best partners any president ever have, that is unbelievable speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. i was in california doing a dnc event and nancy introduced me. i said she is smart, articulate, she knows her issues, but what people don't understand is she is tough. [laughter] she is tough. she is tough for members, for this caucus, and she is tough for the american people. [applause] her extraordinary leadership is one of the reasons the house of representatives has consistently set the bar on a whole host of issues and legislative accomplishment that we have seen this year and that we will
, barack obama. -- the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, house of representatives. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. everybody, have a seat. thank you, madam speaker, thank you, outstanding work, to all the leadership, thank you for inviting me here today. thank you. [applause] the house of representatives has been an incredible partners throughout this year, but i hope you don't mind me singling out one of the best partners any...
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just like others, they form the core of people who want to attack the united states. it's a national security homeland security issue. >> schieffer: diane fine steen, what about that, that we shouldn't release anybody to a country where there's an al qaeda presence. do you go along with that. >> i tend to agree with that actually. if you look at yemen-- and we're taking a good look at yemen-- what you see is i think at least 24 or 28 are confirmed returns to the battlefield in yemen. there are a number of suspected. if you combine the suspected and the confirmed, the number i have is 74 detainees have gone back into the fight. i think that's bad. here's the reason. they come out of gitmo and they are heroes in this world. this world is the only world that's going to really be accepting of them. therefore, the tendency is to go back. i think the gitmo experience is not one that leads itself to rehabilitation candidly. i think it leads to.... >> schieffer: let me ask, do you think that maybe we just ought to keep gitmo open for a while and not release anybody or at leas
just like others, they form the core of people who want to attack the united states. it's a national security homeland security issue. >> schieffer: diane fine steen, what about that, that we shouldn't release anybody to a country where there's an al qaeda presence. do you go along with that. >> i tend to agree with that actually. if you look at yemen-- and we're taking a good look at yemen-- what you see is i think at least 24 or 28 are confirmed returns to the battlefield in...
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states? and, honest, jimmy carter said wryly, i learned that my first year in office. and i think that's a president obama is learning at the end of his first year of office. in closing, the third part of the book is this, and it's very simple. the 50th anniversary of everything that happened in the '60s begins this january. did you know that? why am i here? it began -- i began to be kind of obsessed by the fact that nobody knew this. which must mean, as a statement about our collective memory. so i started the website and a research project to try to put in the book, and on a an accompanying website, as far as i could tell everything that occurred in social movements in the period of the 1960s beginning in the late '50s going to the '70s. in this hope that memory is the final battlefield, that we need to keep memory alive if you want to keep hope alive. and you can bet given the nature of the media, that they will cover every one of these events from their point of view that and if you want
states? and, honest, jimmy carter said wryly, i learned that my first year in office. and i think that's a president obama is learning at the end of his first year of office. in closing, the third part of the book is this, and it's very simple. the 50th anniversary of everything that happened in the '60s begins this january. did you know that? why am i here? it began -- i began to be kind of obsessed by the fact that nobody knew this. which must mean, as a statement about our collective memory....
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>> i was a civil affairs officer for 23 years and lieutenant colonel in the united states military. doing this sort of work myself in uniform. so i participated in the reconstruction of kuwait after the first gulf war as executive officer of the unit. so the military, the officers at the working level, they all cooperate. none of them complain. i think they have a sense of accomplishment in this. >> lehrer: did you feel any frustration on the piece of tape where the u.s. navy officer at the airport was asked by the reporter from i.t.n., hey, you've got all these supplies. there's a hospital down across the road and you can't get those supplies to them. why not? he said, i'm sorry. somebody else is is deciding all of that. >> there is a system for deciding that. it's called the incident response system. u.s.a.i.d. has used it for 30 years. the u.s. military uses it. that system has been set up. it will function but it takes a few days for all that system to be put in place. >> lehrer: has that been explained well to people? i mean i'm talking about american people as well as the hait
>> i was a civil affairs officer for 23 years and lieutenant colonel in the united states military. doing this sort of work myself in uniform. so i participated in the reconstruction of kuwait after the first gulf war as executive officer of the unit. so the military, the officers at the working level, they all cooperate. none of them complain. i think they have a sense of accomplishment in this. >> lehrer: did you feel any frustration on the piece of tape where the u.s. navy...
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in the united states. every president in the middle east there is for lies. the problem is not to rid al qaeda. everybody looks up to the united states and wishing united states can change that system to make a free democracy so every country. yemen, tomorrow. so mall you. if you remember, all these leaders is dictators and they have a benefit from having organization like this going to keep democracy against them. we need democracy and liberty from the middle east from the leaders not from the people. you watch and see what will be. unfortunately, people in america don't realize it's the true picture in the middle east. not just saudi arabia but all middle east. host: where are you from originally? caller: i was born in egypt but i fought against russia in afghanistan and i don't realize all this is political to me. the problem truly believe me is the leader in those country. presidents are not for democracy. host ho thanks with the call. this weekend "new york times," a list of reuben writing in a clear
in the united states. every president in the middle east there is for lies. the problem is not to rid al qaeda. everybody looks up to the united states and wishing united states can change that system to make a free democracy so every country. yemen, tomorrow. so mall you. if you remember, all these leaders is dictators and they have a benefit from having organization like this going to keep democracy against them. we need democracy and liberty from the middle east from the leaders not from the...
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he's from the caribbean, he's born in trinidad june 29, 1941, emigrates to the united states two weeks before his 11th birthday in 1952. he lives in the bronx, he's one of the only african-american students who tests into bronx science high school in 1956. and that's one of the most prestigious high schools in new york city. even as a high school student he's an act activist. by 1960 he enrolls at howard university and joins the nonviolent action group at howard which is a friend of snicc, and really at 19 years old stokely carmichael becomes a freedom rider, goes down south and is arrested in mississippi and spends 49 days in parchment farm, mississippi's worst prison farm. and he really celebrates his 20th birthday in prison for civil rights activity, and that's going to be the first of 27 arrests between 1961 and 1966. what's really important about stokely carmichael and that i try to convey in this book is that carmichael is one of the few americans domestically during the 1960s who actually bleeds for democracy. what i mean by that is undergoes physical terror and violence at the
he's from the caribbean, he's born in trinidad june 29, 1941, emigrates to the united states two weeks before his 11th birthday in 1952. he lives in the bronx, he's one of the only african-american students who tests into bronx science high school in 1956. and that's one of the most prestigious high schools in new york city. even as a high school student he's an act activist. by 1960 he enrolls at howard university and joins the nonviolent action group at howard which is a friend of snicc, and...
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be seen as predent of the united states raer than just lder of thedemocratic party. in that see it was effective. here's where do think it was importt to address th inside dience. in the fst term, there was a very clear thry of the cse that barack obama and h aides were aancing, the so-called g-bang theory of governance. they were going to pss big thngs all in one year: health care, cp-and-tradeegislation for global rming, financial reregulation. a year later, none of those thinghave passed. the big bangidn't work. what is e new gerning theory now? he's got ts of good ideas, but what is the actual political strategy behinthese governing ideas thatill actuly bring them enactment. and i don't thinkhat's a matter of legislative tactics. that's aatter of howoese see his pridency and demonsate effectiveness? >> woodruff: and youe saying we didn hear that last night. michael bchloss, did you hear that that? >> not much. and you know i tnk he's recognizin there's a very good chance even if he serves eight years, his mostowerful mome president, at least wit congress, was las
be seen as predent of the united states raer than just lder of thedemocratic party. in that see it was effective. here's where do think it was importt to address th inside dience. in the fst term, there was a very clear thry of the cse that barack obama and h aides were aancing, the so-called g-bang theory of governance. they were going to pss big thngs all in one year: health care, cp-and-tradeegislation for global rming, financial reregulation. a year later, none of those thinghave passed....
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i don't believe the country have someone who made these statements be the leader of the united states. >> tara, trent lott's statements -- trent lott's -- tara, tara. >> in the same situation. if we have this wonderful moment talking about race -- >> trent lott's statements -- >> we are going to stop here because we're out of time. when co-come back, tara there's so many people that want to rebut your rebuttal, we'll hold on to the other side. we have opinions and analysis on both sides. we want to hear your opinions as well. let us know what you think. ahead, why did sarah palin call senator biden joe during their debate? it's not what you think. stay with us. that's ahead. national car rental knows i'm picky. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle. choose any car? you cannot be serious! okay. seriously, you choose. go national. go like a pro. okay. seriously, you choose. while i was building my friendships, my family, while i was building my life, my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why my
i don't believe the country have someone who made these statements be the leader of the united states. >> tara, trent lott's statements -- trent lott's -- tara, tara. >> in the same situation. if we have this wonderful moment talking about race -- >> trent lott's statements -- >> we are going to stop here because we're out of time. when co-come back, tara there's so many people that want to rebut your rebuttal, we'll hold on to the other side. we have opinions and...